International Relations Task Force

For model legislation crafted and adopted by the International Relations Task Force, go here.

International Relations Task Force:

Leaders

 * Harold Brubaker (R-NC), Public Sector Chair
 * David Powers (Vice President, State Government Relations, Reynolds American, Inc.), Private Sector Chair

Reynolds American is a tobacco company based in Winston-Salem, NC, the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, American Snuff Co.,LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., and Niconovum AB. It is the third largest tobacco company in the United States and, as part of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, paid approximately $1.45 billion to the participating states over five years due to the cancer, deaths and other adverse health consequences of smoking tobacco. In 2010, R.J. Reynolds had Net Sales of $8.6 billion and a Net Income of $1.1 billion. Its former CEO, Susan M. Ivey, made $6.2 million the same year (effective March 1, 2011, Daniel Delen is the CEO). In 2010, Reynolds American gave a total of $430,820 to politicians: $397,800 to Republicans and $33,000 to Democrats.

Legislative Members

 * William Hewes, III (R-MS), Former Public Sector Chair
 * Curt Bramble (R-UT) (also on ALEC's Board of Directors and a State Chair)
 * William (Bill) H. Payne (R-NM) (New Mexico State Senate Minority Whip, retired Rear Admiral (SEAL) in the United States Navy, former Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, U.S. Central Command)
 * Roger Helmer (Member of the European Parliament representing the United Kingdom's East Midlands region), International Legislator member

Staff

 * Karla Jones, Director (also Director of the Federal Relations Working Group)